... I've gotten those little bumps on the scalp and the culpurt for me is hair products (shampoos and conditioners) I was especially effected by one brand of hair product, so I gave the shampoo to my husband. Two weeks later my husband complained about the little pimples on his scalp. Some of these products contain silicone and varnish type ingredients. You could also be... (2 replies)

... My 68 year old husband has had the same thing for several years. They come and go. He thought it was a side effect of one of his medications, but it turned out not to be caused by that. I had him using strong medicated shampoo, thinking that would help, but his primary care Dr. said gentle shampoo was better. He switched to baby shampoo and had about 95% improvement, with a... (2 replies)

... I'm 57, male, and in the past year I've noticed the occurrence of acne-like whitehead pimples and smooth, low raised bumps (like small welts) on my scalp. I had thought it wasn't much because, even though I'm balding on top, it seemed no one had anything to say about it. Then, in the past couple of months the activity seems to have accelerated and my wife has asked if I'll... (2 replies)

... I took my 86 yr. old mother to the dermatologist the other day so he could examine these brown spots on her arms,legs, and back. Some of them are raised up off of the skin, crusty and peeling. But almost all of them are red and extremely itchy.Mom has had psorasis of the scalp for years. About 3 yrs. ... (2 replies)